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IN PEANUT LAND 


VERSES and PICTURES 

BY 

EVA DEAN 


Just where it is, is not quite clear, 
It may he very far from here, 
SAnd still it may he very near. 


NEW YORK 

IVAN SOMERVILLE & COMPANY 

PUBLISHERS 



Copyright 1907 

BY THE NEW YORK HERALD COMPANY 
Copyright 1907 BY EVA DEAN 






To 

Joseph and Marth 





A LETTER TO CHILDREN 


Dear Little Readers ; 

~ HAVE you never heard of Peanut Land? 
Then I must tell you all about it, as I promised the 
little man that I would tell every boy and girl \yho 
would listen to me. 

One night when reading in my room, in a high, 
high building in a big, big city, I all at once heard a 
rustle on the table, the room grew very quiet, and there, 
standing beside my book which I had laid on the ta- 
ble I saw a funny, wee, wee little man. 

“Why, where did you come from?” I said, very 
much surprised. But he only made me a big bow. 

“Did you come out of that bag of peanuts?” I 
asked. And then I heard his little voice which was so 
tiny that I had not heard it at first. 

“Yes,” he replied, “and there are many more of 
my brothers and sisters in there. They are very lone- 
ly and tired of staying shut up in a bag. Won’t you 
give them arms and legs from your pin cushion so that 
they can come out?” “Very gladly” I said. “And 
would you like me to play with you?” “O no,” he 
exclaimed, “you are much too big. But — but would 
you really like to help us?” The little fellow was very 
manly and polite and I liked him at once. I told him 


I would be glad to help him. “ You see,” he went on 
saying, “ we came all the way from Peanut Land. And 
there are ever and ever so many like us in your coun- 
try. And we have nothing at all to do. We cannot 
play by ourselves because we are too small to play a- 
lone among all these big people. We do not think any 
of the little boys and girls know about us for they never 
come to play with us. Don’t you know some little boys 
and girls you can introduce us to?” 

And then he sat on the edge of my book in the 
bright light of the reading lamp, and told me all a- 
bout Peanut Land. And I wrote down all that he said 
so that I might tell it to you. 

“Do you know a lot of little boys and girls?” he 
asked when he had finished the story. “ I hope you do, for 
it is so lonely to be a little Peanut man in this big boy 
and girl land.” And then I promised him that I would 
find a way to tell a great many boys and girls whom 
I did not even know, about Peanut Land. And such 
a happy little smile as he gave me, and such a funny 
little bow as he made! And as he ran away he said, 
“Good bye, big lady. Some day I will come to see you 
again.” 

So by writing all his little stories for you to read, 
I have kept my promise to the little Peanut man. 

Eva Dean 


IN PEANUT LAND 


O kave you keard of Peanut Land, 
And all tke kappy Peanut kand 
Wko dwell m little tents of sand 
In Peanut Land? 

How everytkxng we like to do 
Tkey like in Peanut country too; 

And all tkey fear is ME and YOU, 
In Peanut Land? 

How, wken tkey tkmk we re far away, 
Tkey laugk and skout and run and play 
And spend a kappy Peanut day 
In Peanut Land? 

Just wkere it is, is not quite clear,- 
It may ke very far from kere, 

And still, it may ke very near, 

Tkis Peanut Land. 


But to tills country, so they say. 

No toy or girl tas found tke way. 

To scare tke Peanuts m tkeir play 
In Peanut Land. 

For boys and girls could not begin 
To pass tke tiny gate witkm, 

Tkat opens out, but never in. 

To Peanut Land. 

And Peanut soldiers, straight and tall. 
Keep guard witkm tke magic wall 
Tkat so completely bars us all 
From Peanut Land. 

If once tke Peanuts ever do 
Escape, and pass tke gateway tkrougk. 
They 11 have to come and play with you 
“In Peanut Land.” 

And very well it's known tkat when 
They stray to Boy and Girl land, then 
They never can come back again 
To Peanut Land. 



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For tho' they search most faithfully. 
Their labor all m vain will he; 

They never more their friends will see 
In Peanut Land. 

Now Peanut parents know a way 
To guard the wee ones while they play 
From ever running far away 
In Peanut Land. 

They tie a string around a tree. 

The hahy on the end you see 
Is just as safe as safe can he 
In Peanut Land. 

On leaving home, the mothers say: 
^Remember, if you run away. 

Some Child will snatch you as you stray 
From Peanut Land. 

Still, often when they Ve restless grown. 
They long for sights away from home. 
And break the string, afar to roam 
From Peanut Land. 





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Tkis Wee -wee is a clever lad; 
They call him Wee-wee Ever-glad. 


So, sometimes when a nut you find 
With still a string tied on behind, 

Y ou'll know that Peanut didn t mind. 
In Peanut Land. 

And way off there, where'er it be. 

He has some brothers, probably, 

And sisters too, he 11 never see 
In Peanut Land. 

So take him m and treat him well. 
And many a little tale he'll tell 
Of funny frolics that hefell 
In Peanut Land. 

For there are curious things to know,- 
Now I m assured that this is so: 

I m told that all our lost pins go 
To Peanut Land. 

So it's not viewed with much alarm 
In Peanut Land to lose an arm; 
Another's found without much harm. 
In Peanut Land. 



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And Wee -wee s sister, Miss Tee-b 
Is good and merry as can be. 


Indeed, the many things I hear 
I couldn t tell you in a year. 

From Peanuts who have run off here 
From Peanut Land. 

While still they re hahies, round and fair, 
Xheir nursemaids take them out to air 
Whene er the weather s warm and fair 
In Peanut Land. 

When they re a little older grown. 

And able quite to walk alone. 

They take short journeys of their own 
In Peanut Land. 

When older still, they run and play 
All through the livelong happy day 
Without a nursemaid in the way 
In Peanut Land. 

And just like any lass or lad. 

Sometimes they're good, and sometimes had. 
Sometimes they're happy, sometimes sad. 
In Peanut Land. 


Now Pooh-pooh lives across the way. 
And so, a part of every day. 

He spends with Wee-wee in their play. 


Some day when no one is around. 

Just lay your ear upon the ground; 
Perhaps you 11 catch some far-off sound 
Of Peanut Land. 

Perhaps, if it s a quiet day. 

And if you listin well, you may 
Hear ^IVee-wee and his friends at play 
In Peanut Land. 

This Wee-wee is a clever lad; 

They call him Wee-wee Ever-glad, 
For all day long, he’s never sad. 

In Peanut Land. 

And would you know the games he plays. 
And what are all the Peanut ways 
Of spending pleasantly the days 
In Peanut Land? 

If so, just let me whisper true. 

The things they hear are liked hy you. 
Are what they like the hest to do 
In Peanut Land. 



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And Pook -pook s sister is Boo-koo, 
A mournful little lady too. 


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When Wee-wee lad was very small 
His mother had no peace at all 
For fear some danger would hefall. 

In Peanut Land. 

And so she blacked his legs, for then 
If he were not like other men. 

When lost, she d find him soon again. 
In Peanut Land. 

And "Wee- wee’s sister. Miss Tee-hee, 
Is good and merry as can he; 

There’s no more happy maid than she 
In Peanut Land. 

Now Pooh-pooh lives across the way. 
And so, a part of every day. 

He spends with W ee-wee m their play 
In Peanut Land. 

And Pooh-pooh s sister is Boo-hoo, 

A mournful little lady too; 

She does whate er the others do. 

In Peanut Land. 


But as you watch them m their play. 
Remember they may lose their way 
And wander here most any day 
From Peanut Land. 

And should it happen that they do. 
Just take them in, and love them too. 
And they will play their games with you 
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When first the rohm comes to say 
That spring will he here right away. 
The children rush out doors to play 
In Peanut Land. 



And as the south wind warms the air. 
The farmers to the woods repair; 

For maple sugar time is there. 

In Peanut Land. 


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Tke cliildren all impatient grow 
Wkile waiting lor tlie sap to flow; 
Tkey can t see wky it is so slow. 
In Peanut Land. 






But when the sap is on the fire. 
The sticky huhhles mounting higher. 
They watch it long, and never tire. 
In Peanut Land. 




And with the sugar m the mould. 

It s very vexing to he told 
One must not touch it till it s cold. 
In Peanut Land. 


A MAY DAY PARTY IN 
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The children planned, one day serene, 
A May-d ay frolic on tlie green; 

And Tee-hee was to he their Q ueen. 
In Peanut Land. 



But as they hurried to the park. 

The storm clouds gathered thick and dark. 
And scared poor Tee-h ee stiff and stark. 
In Peanut Land. 


She clutched her pretty veil in grief. 
But Wee-wee found a sheltering leaf. 
And straightway came to her relief. 

In Peanut Land. 



And since lie saved the Queen s array. 
His gallant service to repay. 

They voted him the King of May* 

In Peanut Land. 





They ate as much as they could hold 
Of pink ice cream, so sweet and cold. 
In Peanut Land. 


MAKING GARDEN IN 
PEANUT LAND 



One day they saw a flower show: 

'We cannot have them, that I know 
Said W ee-wee, tw But we 11 make some grow. 
In Peanut Land. 



“To make our garden right, said he, 
"We 11 plant all kind s of seeds there he. 
And water them industriously. 

In Peanut Land. 


“I tkink tkey ougkt to grow, don’t you?" 
Said Tee-kee, after tkey were tkrougk, 
"For gardening's very kard to do. 

In Peanut Land." 


Next morn they ran with all their might. 
And clapped their hands in great delight. 
To see what came up in the night. 

In Peanut Land. 



“A nice umbrella tree," cried they. 
It grew to shade us while we play, 

rf SUn an< ^ rain away. 

In Peanut Land." 


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Y oung W ee-wee went one windy day, 
T o get kis friend across the way. 

And see what fun would come their way. 
In Peanut Land. 


A little maiden, small and light. 
Whose hig hat made her like a kite. 
They rescued from her sorry pli ght. 
In Peanut Land. 



Then when all other sports grew tame. 
They cried, k% A. cloud sail is the game; 
Our friends can pull us down again. 

In Peanut Land, 



But soon, alas, the string gave way; 
“I fear, cried Pooh-pooh, m dismay, 
'We 11 blow across the wall today. 
Of Peanut Land. 



But Wee -wee laughed good-naturedly: 
u Our feet are just like pins, said he, 
w We 11 prick the hag, and safe we 11 he 
In Peanut Land. 


EASTER DAY IN PEANUT LAND 




Once W ee-wee found a rabbit s nest ; 
Twas Easter morn, as you bave guessed, 
WLen rabbits lay tbeir very best. 


In Peanut Land. 



He called tke ckildren, every one. 
Quite early, by tbe Peanut sun. 

To searck for eggs, and join tke fun. 
In Peanut Land. 







When all the eggs were found, tis said. 
They dyed them pink, and green, and red. 
Just like a little fl ower bed. 

In Peanut Land, 



And then they carried them away. 
And gave them to their friends, so they 
Might all have eggs on Easter day 
In Peanut Land. 



And then on Monday, bright and clear. 
They first rolled eggs, as we do hear. 
And now they roll them every year. 
In Peanut Land. 


SUMMER TIME COMES TO 
PEANUT LAND 




At last there comes a happy Jay 
When teacher to her school will say : 
"Vacation time begins to Jay, 

In Peanut LanJ. 



There s nothing makes them feel so fine; 
For this they know to he a sign 
That now it s good old summer time 
In Peanut Land. 



The farmer s husy all the day 
Vv^ith hoeing corn and making hay. 
And storing all of it away. 

In Peanut Land. 



And in the house, m all the heat. 

His wife is making things to eat; 
Preserves, and jams, and pickles sweet. 
In Peanut Land. 



And everywhere the ladies go. 

They carry sunshades, for you know 
The sun tries their complexions so,' 
In Peanut Land. 


WEE-WEE GOES A-FISHINC 



It happened W ee-wee thought, one day 
When all the others were at play. 

He d go a~fishmg, it might pay. 

In Peanut Land. 



When soon the line grew very tight, 

Y oung W ee-wee pulled with all his might. 
And so, as well, did Wee-wee s ^hite. 
In Peanut Land. 


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There was no time to stop and think. 
But W ee-wee knew he couldn t sink. 
And so his courage didn t shrink. 

In Peanut Land. 



But when he saw his catch, said he: 
“A splendid motor boat you'd he; 
I’ll take my friends to ride with me. 
In Peanut Land. 



They rode all afternoon, and then. 
The motor said he'd come again 
If they would only tell him when. 
In Peanut Land. 


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WEE-WEE TAKES A SAIL 



Sometimes, as Wee -wee passes by. 

The other boys will laugh, and cry: 
There s Wee -wee blacklegs, what a guy ! " 


In Peanut Land. 


Then Wee-wee laughs most heartily: 
"If yours were hlack, like mine, you see, 
Ld take you on a sail with me. 

In Peanut Land 


They wade m mud to make them hlack ; 
Then^A^ee-wee soon comes sailing hack. 

“You're just likeducks 'he says,“Quack, Quack," 
In Peanut Land. 


“It s only mud. It will not stay. 

Y ou 11 have to try some other way. 
Of course you cannot sail today. 

In Peanut Land. 




“There s one thing I have learned is true " 
Laughed Wee-wee, “If your legs suit you. 
They re apt to suit the others too. 

In Peanut Land. 


THEY HAVE A PICNIC 



One day the sun was warm and bright 
And as they thought, exactly right. 

To take their lunch and stay till ni 
In Peanut Land. 


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They found a spot heneath the trees 
^Vith just enough of summer hreeze 
To please e'en those most hard to please. 
In Peanut Land. 



But when the feast had just begun, 
A stranger came to join the fun; 
And well for him, they had no gun. 
In Peanut Land. 


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So Wee -wee stayed till lie was fed 
In Peanut Land. 



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The stranger said, "to pay my due, 

1 11 take your luggage home for you 
In Peanut Land 





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One morn, with cheerful hearts and gay. 
They started out to spend the day 
Up on the heach, not far away. 

In Peanut Land. 



They dug the sand upon the shore. 
And filled their pails full o er and o er ; 
And watched the tide rise more and more 


In Peanut Lane. 



'Till sudden. Wee- wee and Tee-kee 
Mid laughter gay, were swept to sea 
And Pooh-pooh followed gleefully. 
In Peanut Land. 


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But Boo-hoo wept upon the sand. 

Until they all came hack to land. 

You should have come, they said, twas grand. 
In Peanut Land. 



Then home they went, and poor Boo-hoo 
Wept tediously, because she knew 
She might have gone a-swimming too. 
In Peanut Land. 



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There comes a Jay, all children know. 
When hack again to school they go; 
And then their steps are sad and slow. 
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And when the teacher s not too near. 
They say among themselves: “O dear 
I wish twere summer all the year 
In Peanut Land. 





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Tke farmer gatkers all kis com, 
And laugks kecause it is so warm. 
And kopes it is not going to storm. 
In Peanut Land.' 


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nd m the house, from morn till ni ght, 
is wife is taking great delight 
In scrubbing everything m sight. 

In Peanut Land. 



Ana when they see these signs,they say: 
'Now autumns coming any Jay, 

To Jnve olJ summer far away 


From Peanut Land. 


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THE STORY OF 


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U I m glad r m living. Wee -wee thought. 
Upon the day his father hrou gkt 
The finest pony to he hou gkt 
In Peanut Land. 



And as he sat his horse with pride. 
He never doubted he could ride, 
Altho as yet, he d never tried. 

In Peanut Land. 



So when he told the horse to trot. 
He wondered that it minded not. 
But pranced about on just one spot 
In Peanut Land. 



Then promptly tho t the t> rave Wee-wee: 
“I'll use my spurs, and we shall see- 
But off ke fell, quite suddenly. 

In Peanut Land. 


And tkis explains the reason then. 
That Wee-wee made no protest when 
His pony was for sale again. 

In Peanut Land. 


WEE-WEE S TEA PARTY 





^VTien W ee-wee studies witk a vim 
His motker straigktway will kegin 
To tkmk wkat ske can do for kim. 
In Peanut Land. 



So witk kis sister, sweet Tee~kee, 
One day as a reward, you see, 

Ske asked kis playmates m to tea. 
In Peanut Land. 




They sat around a table new; 

AndWee -wee talked to young Pook-pook; 
And Tee-kee smiled at small Boo-koo, 

In Peanut Land. 



Alas, how soon the pleasure ceased: 
They had four cream puffs for the feast. 
But Boo~hoo wanted six at least. 

In Peanut Land. 



Then since their guests declined to stay 
Their mother put two puffs away 
To save them for another day 
In Peanut Land. 



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One Jay Tee-hee askeJ Miss Boo-hoo 
To come, if she J naught else to Jo, 

To play with Jolls an hour or two 
In Peanut LanJ. 



But Pooh-pooh came as Wee-wee s guest. 
And they decided that for zest. 

An Indian game heat all the rest 
In Peanut Land. 


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The greatest courage was displayed: 

The dolls were seized; the maids dismayed; 
For that s the way the game is played 
In Peanut Land. 



Then Boo-hoo gan to weep and pout; 
But Tee-hee s heart was hrave and stout; 
She put the savages to rout 
In Peanut Land. 



Howe er twould be most impolite 
To give their sisters such a fright 
Unless they later made it n giit. 

In Peanut Land. 


THE THANKSGIVING 
FOOTBALL GAME 




Now when Thanksgiving morning came. 
With its accustomed foot-hall game. 
Young Wee-wee started, hent on fame. 
In Peanut Land. 


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break the lock, lie kardly knew; 
en quick, lie saw tke goal m view, 
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One moment ends the valient hout; 

But Wee- wee's friends had ne'er a douht ; 
“Hurrah, he s kicked the goal they shout. 
In Peanut Land. 




With many a cheer they gathered round. 
And lifted Wee-wee from the ground; 
No prouder lad could then be found 
In Peanut Land. 



To dinner, followed by tbe team. 
Went Wee-wee in a bappy dream; 
His prowess was tbe common tbeme. 
In Peanut Land. 


WINTER IN PEANUT LAND 




Some night, when all is dark and still. 
Jack Frost goes creeping up the hill. 
And carries with him cold and chill 
To Peanut Land. 





The trees wave drowsily, and say: 
"Its surely sleeping time today: 
Just wake me up before it s May 
In Peanut Land. 



The farmer straightens out his hack. 
And says, since all the hay s in stack. 
He thinks he 11 read his almanac. 

In Peanut Land. 



His wife before tbe fire sits. 

As all day long sbe knits and knits. 
To make tbe children winter mits. 
In Peanut Land. 



And by these signs the children know 
The time is come for ice and snow; 
Now don t you wish that you could go 
Xo Peanut Land? 


THEY PLAY CIRCUS 




One sleety, slippery winter s day. 
The children indoors had to stay. 

So Wee-wee planned a circus play. 
In Peanut Land. 



And Pook-pooks dog,tkey tko't would ke. 
If ke'd a trick, or two, or tkree. 

An excellent menagerie. 

In Peanut Land. 


Of course they never could omit 
The tumbling act. for surely it 
Beyond a doubt, would make a bit. 
In Peanut Land. 




But Boo-hoo slipped and cracked her shell. 
And while Pooh-pooh sped home to tell. 
They poured on glue to make her well. 
In Peanut Land. 



Then presently the young Boo-hoo 
Beheld herself as good as new; 

And straight to Tee- hee s arms she flew. 
In Peanut Land. 




At last they tired of other sport 
And Wee-wee said: '’’’Let s huild a fort. 
For thus our valor we 11 support. 

In Peanut Land. 


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The fort completed, one and all 
Withdrew behind the snowy wall 
And stormed the foe with many a ball 
In Peanut Land. 



But yet despite their strength and skill 
The foe worked stoutly up the hilL 
Ando er the wall peeped, threatening still. 
In Peanut Land. 



Then swiftly Wee -wee s forces sped ; 
Each seized a wamer hy the head 
And made them prisoners instead. 

In Peanut Land. 



They sit upon the foe, while, see. 

Up on the rampart glad Tee-hee 
With Boo-h oo mounts triumphantly. 
In Peanut Land. 


CHRISTMAS IN PEANUT LAND 




Tis Christmas eve, so Wee -wee wise 
Hangs up his stockings, small of size. 
Before they close their sleepy eyes 
In Peanut Land. 



And then afar wee sleigh bells ring. 
Till down the chimney with a spring 
Comes Santa, each a gift to bring. 

In Peanut Land. 



Then up they rise and quickly run 
Before the day is well begun. 

To see what Santa brought each one. 
In Peanut Land. 



But last and best, a Christmas tree 
Makes all as happy as can he. 

And crowns the year with jollity. 
In Peanut Land. 



And now if you would like to hear 
Tke children speak., just bend your ear* 
They’re wishing you“ A Glad New Year” 
From Peanut Land. 


L' ENVOI 

Dear little playmates far and near, 
Wko leave tke Peanut People kere, 
Tkere still are many tkings to kear 
Of Peanut Land. 

And if we listed, some fine day, 

A little lonely Peanut stray 
May wkisper to us as we play. 

Of Peanut Land. 

And tken perkaps we ll kear again 
Of MVee-wee and tke little men 
And women safe keyond our ken 
In Peanut Land. 


And tko' we never tkere may ke. 

As long as we are ckildren free 
Tkeyll knng tkeir tales to you and me 
From Peanut Land. 

But skould we e er grow wise and old 
Xke Peanut People, I am told, 

Tkeir tiny secrets will witkkold 
Of Peanut Land. 

Tken let us play quite kappily. 

And open kearted ckildren ke. 

And never, never lose tke key 
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